restoring rivers. nature recovery. working at catchment scale.

North Wales Rivers Trust delivers practical, evidence-led action across rivers, catchments and coastlines, working with communities, landowners and partners to drive nature recovery and create healthier, more resilient catchments.

HEALTHY RIVERS.

THRIVING COMMUNITIES.

We work across rivers, catchments and coastlines to restore natural processes, drive nature recovery and build healthier, more resilient places for people and wildlife.

A DOUBLE NATIONAL AWARD WIN FOR NORTH WALES RIVERS TRUST

Recognising our pioneering approach to water quality monitoring and our work connecting monitoring from source to sea at the inaugural Environmental Monitoring & Measurement Achievement Awards.

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WHAT WE DO.

RESTORE

Restoring rivers, improving habitats and working at catchment scale to recover nature and build healthier, more resilient rivers.

River Restoration

MONITOR

Water quality

Monitoring water quality and river health to understand pressures, build evidence and guide action.

Environmental consultancy, ecological assessment and project support for better outcomes for rivers and nature.

Consultancy

ADVICE

BUILDING A LIVING BIOREGION

OUR FLAGSHIP LANDSCAPE PROGRAMME

Mynydd i’r Fenai is a place to trial new ways of working, new ways of thinking and new approaches to restoring nature. By bringing communities, businesses, landowners and public organisations together across one connected landscape, we’re exploring a new model for restoring nature, supporting communities and attracting investment.

MYNYDD I’R MENAI

OUR WORK IN NUMBERS.

175 km

1,708

27,980

FISH & eEL PASSAGE OPENED

RESTORATION PROJECTS

WETLAND CREATION

NATIVE TREES PLANTED

Riparian corridor

MONITORING DATA POINTS

1,438m³

90 km

517

News
We just won two national awards!
We just won two national awards!

A double win recognising our pioneering water quality monitoring partnership work at the inaugural Environmental Monitoring & Measurement Achievement Awards

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PFAS in Our Rivers: Who’s Responsible?
PFAS in Our Rivers: Who’s Responsible?

Many PFAS are extremely persistent. They don't readily break down in the environment, which is why they're often called ‘forever chemicals’.

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Electrofishing the Clywedog
Electrofishing the Clywedog

This week members of our team headed out to the Clywedog to carry out an electrofishing survey, helping us build a clearer picture of the river’s fish population and its current ecological health.

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A map of Wales showing rivers and regions with names labeled in Welsh.

Our Catchment

We cover a wide catchment from the Dyfi and its tributaries, to the uplands of Eyri, reaching East to the Clwyd and across the Menai to Ynys Mon. Each river faces its own unique challenges. Our aim is to work across our catchment to restore the streams, lakes, rivers and water courses across this unique landscape.

PROJECTS IN ACTION

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Illustration of a fish with the text "Prosect Torgoch Eryri" over a background of a river and trees.
Underwater scene showing a person swimming with a swim cap and goggles, surrounded by illustrated aquatic elements and the word "Swimways."
Logo with text 'Cymru Cegin' and a heart symbol, placed over a map background.
Underwater scene with freshwater pearl mussels and moss, with a logo for the Freshwater Pearl Mussel Project and Prosiect Misglen Perlog overlayed.
A woman is working on a wetland project, bending down in tall grass with a sign that reads 'Floating Wetland Project' and 'Prosiect Gwylptiroedd Arnofiol' in front of her. There is an illustration of a otter and aquatic plants on the sign, with a bod

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Children's book cover titled 'Mabli, Mabon a Misglen Berlogaon' with illustrations of a brown otter and a fish, and an open mussel shell containing a pearl, surrounded by aquatic plants and bubbles.